Becket (1924 film) explained

Becket
Director:George Ridgwell
Starring:Frank R. Benson
A.V. Bramble
Bertram Burleigh
Cinematography:Joseph Rosenthal Jr.
Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Stoll Pictures
Distributor:Stoll Pictures
Country:United Kingdom
Language:Silent
English intertitles

Becket is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Frank R. Benson, A.V. Bramble and Bertram Burleigh.[1] It depicts the fatal encounter between Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket.

The film is based on the 1884 play of the same title by Alfred Tennyson. It was produced by Stoll Pictures, Britain's largest film company of the era, at the Cricklewood Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Murton.

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  1. Web site: Becket (1924). https://web.archive.org/web/20171017041257/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a4e34da. dead. 17 October 2017.